Kenyan Agritech SokoFresh Lands KSh 65Mn Concessional Loan
SokoFresh will expand storage network across Kenya’s horticultural and staple crop value chains, with projections of reaching roughly 5,000 smallholder farmers annually.
Micro-Insurers Lean on Safe Assets as Investments Hit KSh 848Mn
Kenya’s micro-insurance sector is steadily carving out a foothold in the broader insurance market, backed by rising investments and a growing share of industry activity.Foreign Investors Account for Majority of NSE Turnover in Week 17
The NSE pulled back 0.50% in Week 17 after three consecutive green weeks, as the US-Israel-Iran war re-escalated and Murban crude rose to $92.38. Foreign investors recorded KSh 311.98M in outflows and drove 52.12% of total market turnover, the first time offshore players accounted for the majority of trading.
AVCA Gathers Key International and Domestic Financiers in Nairobi to Position Kenya as a Gateway to Invest in Africa
The 22nd Annual AVCA Conference & VC Summit, organised and hosted by the African Private Capital Association (AVCA), will take place in Nairobi from 27 - 30 April.
Turkish Aviation Firm Exits Tanzania to Focus on Kenya's Cargo Hub
Çelebi will reinforce its position in Kenya following its acquisition of Transglobal Cargo Centre Ltd, a ground handling and cargo operator at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).Africa Holds US$2 Trillion in Domestic Capital But Still Imports 70% of Its Fuel, AFC Warns
Africa's domestic capital pools have crossed US$2 trillion for the first time, surpassing a decade of external financing flows, yet the continent imports more than 70% of its refined fuel and faces an 86-million-tonne shortfall by 2040, according to the AFC's State of Africa's Infrastructure Report 2026. AFC CEO Samaila Zubairu said the problem is no longer capital scarcity but intermediation. Pension and insurance assets crossed US$1 trillion for the first time, while the Iran conflict has exposed Africa's deep dependence on Gulf fuel imports.Here's Everything You Need to Know About the France-Africa Summit in Nairobi This May
The Kenyan Wall Street's Bullish Africa Investors' Reception on May 11th, is set to build momentum toward the upcoming Bullish Africa Annual Summit at the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York this September.
Kenya, Uganda Move to Own Their Oil and Minerals Value Chain
Kenya has committed to investing in Uganda's planned 60,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery, with President Ruto announcing the move at the Africa We Build Summit 2026 in Nairobi. The pledge extends a broader push by Kenya and Uganda to stop exporting unprocessed oil, iron ore, and critical minerals and own the downstream value chain. Ruto called for Africa to pool its copper, cobalt, lithium, and rare earth reserves to compete in global green manufacturing, warning that dependence on external capital serves foreign industrial interests over African ones.Dangote to Build East African Oil Refinery in Tanzania
Aliko Dangote pledged at the Africa We Build Summit 2026 in Nairobi to build a 650,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery in Tanga, Tanzania, modelled on his Lagos complex, if Kenya, Uganda, and neighbouring governments support the initiative. Kenyan President William Ruto confirmed Kenya would also invest in Uganda's separate domestic refinery. The announcement came as the AFC warned Africa faces an 86-million-tonne fuel shortfall by 2040, with East Africa sourcing up to three quarters of its refined fuel from the Middle East.The Global Economic Soft Landing Is Built on Three Fragile Assumptions, and All Three Are Cracking
The soft landing rested on three assumptions. That Inflation would keep falling, that economies would keep growing, and that geopolitics would stay calm enough not to matter.
Nairobi’s ‘Nova Garage’ Aims to Bridge Africa-Europe Capital Divide
In a surprising shift in regional tech dominance, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) led the application pool with approximately 90 to 96 entries, surpassing Kenya’s 60 to 70 applications.India's Power Grid Corp. Sets Up Kenya Unit Ahead of KSh 40bn Project
The firm has established Mwanga Transmission Company Limited, a special purpose vehicle registered in Kenya on 21 April, to implement the Kenya Independent Power Transmission Project
